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A British woman who attempted to open a door on a passenger plane will spend around two years in jail.
Prosecutors said Haines “lunged” at the door while yelling, “I want to die” and “I’m going to kill you all,” as passengers and crew members attempted to detain her,CNNreports.
Haines claimed she blacked out after taking a mix of alcohol and medication and didn’t remember the incident, the BBC reports.
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The British airline had charged Haines $105,000 and accused her of a “catalog of aggressive, abusive and dangerous behavior” and “attempting to open the aircraft doors.”
“Miss Haines’ behavior was one of the most serious cases of disruptive passenger behavior that we have experienced,” CEO of Jet2 Steve Heapy said in a statement. “She must now face up to the consequences of her actions, and we will vigorously pursue to recover the costs that we incurred as a result of this divert, as we do with all disruptive passengers.”
“As a family friendly airline, we take an absolutely zero tolerance approach to disruptive behavior, and we hope that this sobering incident…provides a stark warning to others who think that they can behave in this fashion,” he added.
source: people.com
